Aaron Posner

Aaron Posner
Director, The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool

Aaron Posner is a director, playwright, teacher, former Artistic Director, and a professor at American University. He has directed at major regional theaters across the country including APT, ART, Arden, Folger, Ford’s, Arena Stage, Chicago Shakespeare, Milwaukee Rep, Round House, Signature, Studio, and many more. His re-imaging of Chekhov’s The Seagull— entitled Stupid Fucking Bird— was one of the ten most produced plays in the US in 2015 and has had more than 250 productions worldwide. His other widely produced and published plays include Life Sucks, No Sisters, JQA, District Merchants, The Chosen, My Name Is Asher Lev, and many more. He has won more than 20 regional theatre awards, including Helen Hayes Awards, Barrymore Awards, a Jeff Award, an Elliot Norton Award, The Outer Circle Critics Award, and the John Gassner Prize. He lives near Washington D.C. with his wonderful wife, actress Erin Weaver, and his amazing daughter, Maisie.